Who is the author of this book?To whom is this book dedicated?Look up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
I
tried to whistle but couldn't purse my shaking lips.
Draw
the interior of his tree cave and describe it (Use the back of this paper.
What
kind of food supplies might he have?
7.Design
another lamp he might use and describe it.
8.What
did he mean by: "I think the storm is dying down becausethe
tree is not crying so much"?Where
do you think The Baron put the snow he dug?
If
you were facing your first snowstorm in a small tree cave, how would you
feel?
Make
up your own recipe for acorn pancakes that is different from the one in
the book.What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?On
another piece of paper, write a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words and rewrite.The
man in the store gave me some tinder to catch the sparks from the
flint and steel.
It
was a clear, athletic stream that rushed and splashed.
I
cut off a green twig and began to whittle.
Have
you ever thought about running away?EXPLAIN.
Draw
and label the things he left with.
Sketch
and describe another kind of shelter different from those in the book.
List
the things that went wrong the first night.
If
you caught a fish with mosquitoes in its stomach, what would you use for
bait?Why?What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.Continue
on the back of the paper.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
Roller-coasting
up ravines and down hills was a mound of rocks.
If
I didn't have to cut boughs for a bed I would have fish for dinner.River
birch has combustible oil in it.
Write
a letter to the librarian as if you were Sam.
,
,
Where
else could Sam have found an old map?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
On
another piece of paper, write a summary of the chapter?
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
There
was a slight depression where the basement had been.
Too
many leaves had tuned to loam.
I
collected almost a peck of mussels.
Why
did Sam watch what the birds and animals ate?
What
kinds of food does a stream have in it?
List
the eight different trees he found or saw.
Draw
a map of what you think the farm might look like.Include
the apple and walnut trees, the marsh, the ruined house, and the carved
beech tree.Label them.
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
I
could build a back extension around it.
Great-grandfather's
farm was somewhat remote.
I
discovered a gorge splashing down on black rocks.
Draw
what you think a Dogtooth Violet looks like and use the correct colors.Write
a description of it.
What
part of the Dogtooth Violet can be eaten?
What
did it taste like?Why did Sam wrap
the crayfish in leaves and stuff them in his pocket?What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of this chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
She
stood up and escorted me down the mountain.
She
puckered
her forehead.
My
snares
and traps were set.
What
three kinds of meat had Sam eaten?
Design
a different snare you think would work.Explain
how it operates.
What
would you have done with the old lady?
How
do you think a duck hawk could hunt for a human?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of this chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
I
was shaking from exertion.
A
snapping turtle would view a trout head with relish.
How
was I going to climb the sheer wall?
Where
do duck hawks nest?
What
did sam have for dinner?
What
did Sam have for breakfast?What
did Sam name his falcon and why?What
different name would you have given the falcon?Why?
Draw
a picture of Frightful and describe it.
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of this chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
I
fed Frightful the more savory bites.
The
Jack-in-the-Pulpits were acrid.
What
were the "savory bites" Sam fed Frightful?
Why
do you think Frightful like those?
Doing
what to a falcon makes it easier to train?
Why
didn't Sam go to his tree?
Why
was the fire marshal there?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
The
box trap had caught numerous rabbits.
He
gave me a lecture I would never forget.
He
vanished under a scant cover of bloodroot leaves.
Why
does the sight of a closed trap excite Sam?
Why
do you think the weasel was not afraid of Sam and chattered at him so much?
Why
do you think Sam called the weasel "The Baron"?
What
different name would you give the weasel and why?
What
two ways did Sam think of to get a deer?
What
four different types of wood did he use in this chapter?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
On
another piece of paper, write a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
He
was loping at my feet like a bouncing ball.
I
tried to provoke him with a stick.
Leaves
scuttled
about.
What
did Sam know was a good way to preserve food?
Why
do you need to use hardwood to smoke fish?
Draw
three steps you think you should take to smoke a fish.Briefly
describe each step.
What
do you think he meant when he wrote, "I think I grew an inch on venison."
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
What
I needed was a vessel that was big enough.
My
sweaters were frayed.
What
is needed to tan hide?
What
was Sam's problem with tanning the hide?
How
did Sam solve his problem?Write
the frog soup recipe like a real recipe.Use
all the ingredients and amounts first (you'll have to make up the amounts),
then
write the instructions.
Ingredients:Directions:What
does Sam mean by "feather word"?
Draw
what you think the turtle shell lamp looked like.Label
the parts.Use the back of this
paper.
Why
do you think Baron stayed around Sam?What
two kinds of flour did he make?
What
different title would you give this chapter. Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
It
started me into the day with a vengeance.
While
I bathed, Frightful preened herself.
Baron
Weasel would glance furtively at us.
Rewrite
the mussel recipe.List all the ingredients
and amounts first (you'll have to make up the amounts), then write the
instructions.
Why
do you think Sam called the man Bando?
List
three things Bando did that Sam hadn't done before.
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
September
blazed
a trail into the mountains.
Baron
Weasel might be changing his summer fur for his white winter mantle.I
was lonely and on the verge of tears.
Why
was Sam so lonely?
Draw
what you think the clay fireplace looked like.Describe
it.
After
the fireplace was built and operating, what was Sam's problem?
How
did Sam solve the problem?
How
was Frightful helpful in finding the problem?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
It
was a good scheme.The Baron
came sprinting into sight.
I
was dismayed to see the mess in my house.
What
things did Sam have to race the squirrels for?
List
the animals that ate and shared in Sam's "party."
What
was a different menu you think Sam could have had for the party?What
problems did Sam have after the party?
How
did he solve the problem?
What
does it mean, "To animals might is right"?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
They
would be on every hill and dale.
Frightful
rustled her wings.
When
embers
were glowing, I had a good dinner.
Write
at least two things Sam did the first day of hunting season.
What
does this mean: "I stuffed myself until I felt kindly toward all men"?
How
would you feel and what would you do if you were Sam during the hunting
season.
Draw
three things you would make from the deerhide if you were Sam.Describe
them.
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
Those
beautiful marks gave her much of her superb dignity.
Her
plumage
had changed during autumn.
I
walked to the main intersection of town.
Draw
a picture of Sam's deerskin suit.Describe
it.
Why
do you think Sam went to town?
Sam
tells the new boy that he's doing research at the Gribley farm.What
kind of research is Sam doing?
List
the seven birds mentioned in this chapter.
Why
would Sam need a big woodpile for the winter?
Do
you think Mr. Jacket will come to visit Sam?Why
or why not?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter on the back of this paper.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
Frightful
and I would
reel down the hill.
On
the
ground Frightful would cover her quarry.
With
the food as a bracer for the day, Frightful and I would set out.
Draw
a picture of the many woodpiles he made.Describe
it.
List
three kinds of game Frightful would catch.
What
do you think made the winter nights so special for Sam?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
Frightful
and I ate the mountain harvest.
I
had read about loneliness during the bleakness of winter.
I
checked my cache of wild onions.
How
did Sam think winter was more exciting than summer?
List
the three newspaper articles about the boy living in the mountains.
Write
your own newspaper article about the wild boy of the Catskills.Give
it an original title.
List
the dinner menu.
List
a different menu Sam could have had.
Draw
a different (on the back of this paper) present you would have made for
Bando if you were Sam.Describe
it and what it's made of. What different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.Use the
back of this paper.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
I
wandered the snowy crags.
I
didn't have a moment of fatigue.
I
had an urgent desire to return to my tree.
When
you don't have TV, radio, or newspapers, how do you know what the weather
will be?
What
did it mean, "I was really into the teeth of winter"?
Draw
a picture of Sam's deer mouse visitor.(Look
it up in the encyclopedia.)Describe
it.
Why
was Sam excited about the great horned owl?
What
does Baron Weasel eat?
Explain,
"January was a fierce month."
After
feeling aches and having a nosebleed, what did Sam eat?
What
was the problem with Sam's winter diet?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
The
activity gathered
momentum.
I
walked into the valley to scout for edible plants.
Frightful
hovered
above my head.
What
did it mean, "The owl had broken the spell of winter"?
How
many cups of maple sap does it take to make one cup of syrup?
How
do you think the skunk cabbage got its name?
If
you were Matt, would you write the true story of the wild boy or the made-up
story?Why?
Do
you agree with Frightful: "You really want to be found or you would not
have told Matt all you did"?Why?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
The
circumstances
that brought us all together were no more.
I
had not counted notches in weeks.
I
lit the tallow candle.
Make
up a four line verse to the "cold water song."
Why
did Sam blindfold Matt?
Draw
a picture of what you think Matt's hat looked like.Describe
it.
List
the ingredients that went into snapping turtle soup.
List
all the people that visited Sam in this chapter.
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.
Look
up the underlined words in the dictionary and rewrite.
Hordes
were coming.I rode downhill on an
aspen sapling.
Your
mother said she was going to give you a decent home.
What
did it mean: "June burst over the mountains"?
How
would you feel if you were Sam and the photographer took a picture of you?
What
was Sam's mother's problem with the newspaper stories?
How
did she solve it?Draw what you
think the finished house would look like.Describe
it.
Where
do you think Baron Weasel went?
What
different title would you give this chapter?Why?
Write
a summary of the chapter.